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Johan Cruyff dead: why Cruyff refused to wear the trademark three stripes of Adidas at the 1974 World Cup | The Independent | The Independent
Stephen Howson - Is sponsor intrusion a symptom of modern football or has it been an issue for a long time? The iconic 1974 Dutch team played in an Adidas kit, but
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Johan Cruyff: A different stripe. The player's refusal to bow to… | by Howler | Howler Magazine | Medium
![Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/03/GettyImages-133243891.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1)
Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma
![Netherlands legends Johan Cruyff and Johan Neeskens during the 1974 FIFA World Cup, WM, Weltmeisterschaf Netherlands legends Johan Cruyff and Johan Neeskens during the 1974 FIFA World Cup, WM, Weltmeisterschaf](https://www.imago-images.com/bild/sp/1007141258/w.jpg)
Netherlands legends Johan Cruyff and Johan Neeskens during the 1974 FIFA World Cup, WM, Weltmeisterschaf
Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "👀 Did you know? In 1974, Johan Cruyff, under contract with Puma, decided to make and wear a Netherlands shirt with only two stripes, to protest against
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